Iran s mudslinging presidential campaign has made visible the divisions in Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s chief rival, pro-reform Mir Hossein Mousavi, enjoys support from young people and women. Ahmadinejad s older, more conservative, backers applaud his firebrand style. » E-Mail This      »… more

Tue Jun 09 06:16am PDT

Victor Cha is a professor at Georgetown University and Korea Chair for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He talks with Steve Inskeep about what North Korea s leader hopes to gain from holding two American journalists and conducting nuclear tests. » E-Mail This      » Add to Del.ic… more

Tue Jun 09 02:32am PDT

The families of two American journalists sentenced to 12 years in a North Korea labor camp have appealed for leniency. The journalists plight and North Korea s recent nuclear and missile tests have alarmed foreign governments. But South Korea — the country that potentially has the most to los… more

Tue Jun 09 02:30am PDT

Americans overwhelmingly lack confidence that Iraq will have a stable government in place within the next year, but those who believe the war is worth its cost is rising, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday. Meanwhile, President Bush said the Iraqi insurgency would not shake… more

Wed Jan 11 03:45pm PST

The 12 coal miners who died after an explosion trapped them in a carbon monoxide-filled mine had access to an oxygen tank that carried more than the hour s worth of breathable air that their portable units held, sources involved in the investigation said. The extra tank was in the mine to fuel weld… more

Wed Jan 11 02:22pm PST

New Orleans is preparing to welcome back tourists who want to celebrate Mardi Gras in the Big Easy. more

Wed Jan 11 01:13pm PST